The Martin County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, heard from Chief Deputy Corey Klanderud of the Martin County Sheriff’s Office about the department’s takeover of policing services for the City of Truman.
The Truman City Council voted 4-1 last fall to dissolve its municipal police department and instead go with the county for policing services at the annual cost of $182,000 in 2025. The county later approved the request.
Klanderud shared that the sheriff’s office has also entered into a contract with Northrup, which had previously been covered by the Truman Police Department. However, it’s only 10 hours of coverage a week and can be handled by current staff.
The Martin County Sheriff’s Office has unofficial contracts with Dunnell, Ceylon and Granada to do city ordinance stuff on an hourly basis and there’s not dedicated patrol time in those communities, Northrup and Truman have specifically contracted for a certain amount of dedicated service.